Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
Surreders the title to J.K. Cutrer after their match on 10-07-04 in Birmingham for showing "unmistakable superiority over his opponent" (The Birmingham News, 10-07-06); however, both continue to claim the title; Cutrer is again billed as champion in Birmingham as of 10-10-13; Cutrer again defeats James via DQ on 12-07-25 in Montgomery, AL (The Montgomery Advertiser, 12-07-26), but James continues to be billed as champion.
John Piombo
1915-12-10
Montgomery, AL
Still champion as of 16-02-09; wrestles James to a 2hr draw on 16-12-29 in Montgomery, AL (The Montgomery Advertiser, 16-12-30).
Has been previously recognized in Florida; loses to Jimmy Demetral on 20-04-01 in Orlando, FL but continues to be billed as the champion in Montgomery, AL; defeats Demetral on 20-05-27 in Montgomery, AL; still champion as of 20-09-26.
